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S??WSOIOOL LESSON (By E. O. SELLERS, Director of Evening Department, Tho Moody Blblo Institut?, Chicago.) LESSON FOR APRIL 12 THE JOURNEY TO EMMAUS. (Easter Lesson.) LESSON TEXT-Luke 24:13-33. GOLDEN TEXT-"Who ls ho that shall ?ondcmn? It ls Christ Joans that died, yea rather, that was raised from tlio dead, who ls at the rieht hand of God, who also niaketh Intercession for us." Rom. 8:31. We turn asido today to consider aa tho Easter lesson a well-known event In connection with tho several appear ances of our Lord after hi? resurrec tion; one of tho many infallible proofs, Acts 1:3; I Cor. 15:4. The narrativo of thi3 journey is ono of tho most beautiful post-resurrection stories, simple, clear and of great value, lt is related, evidently, by an eye witness. The Cleopas mentioned ls not tho son of Mary, John 19:25. Tho name of the second pilgrim is but a conjecture, though we somehow feel it was Lu ko himself. Tho journey was about seven and one-half miles and most likely they wero returning to their homes after tho Passover. Somewhere on tho way a stranger joined them who asked tho nature of their conversation, and tho causo of their evident sadness (v. 17). In astonishment, Cleopas answers, but tho stranger continues and adroitly draws out their entiro story. Interesting Progression. I. Their Disappointment, vv. 13-24. It is all too evident that they did not expect a resurrection and that, filled with perplexity and discouragement they were on tho verge of despair. It is interesting in this lesson to observe the progression (1) "and they talked" V. li; (2) "and they found not," v. 23; (3) "and they saw not," v. 24; (4) "and they constrained him," v. 29; (5) "and they knew him," v. 31; (G) "and they said . . . the Lord is risen," vv. 32, 34; (7) "and they told," v. 34. As they "talked" it was revealed that their loving hearts wero full of sadness and empty of faith, yet to talk is often the only way to find relief from the gnawing of grief. Thefe seem (v. 15 R. V.) to have '"been two opinions and in their slow-1 ness of heart and unbelief they did not recognize their new companion. In responso to his query they told how this Jesus had been delivered, con demned, crucified, and then revealed that this was to them tho end of all things, for said they, "We had hoped that it waa he." Are wo willing he should have part in our every conver sation: Continuing they told tho amazing talo related by tho women and, moreover that their statement of an empty tomb had been verified by certain women who had gone to in vestigate, but, in conclusion, they again reverted to their sadness by Baying "They found his body." Cause of Sadness. II. His Appointment, vv. 25-35. Evidently tho journey was continued and ho gently rebukes them for their slowness of heart to believe tho rec ord of their own prophets. All sad ness, practically, arises from unbe lief in thc Word of God, Phil. 4:G. 7; Hom. 8:28-32. Ho interpreted to them tlie true Messianic teaching of their own scriptures. Ile charges them with folly not to believe "all" of the record (v. 2i>). Truo wisdom is not that of skepticism which cuts out portions of the word, but, according to Jesus, it consists in believing all of tho Scriptures. At last they reach Em maus, still, let us remember, not knowing who it is walking with them. Tho road beyond was dangerous and "they constrained him" to accept their hospitality. As ho sat at the tablo partaking of tho ordinary evening meal, he assumed tho place of the host, took tho bread, blessed it and broke it. Instantly those old familiar acts and words revealed to them who it was that had walked by the way. III. Teaching Points. This narra tivo is so full of teaching and yet so clear and simple that it is hard lo suggest any ordinary deductions therefrom. The story does, howovcr, reveal the interest of tho risen Lord in tho doubt of these two disciples. That they wero probably not of tho twelve is evident by tho fact that when they returned lo Jerusalem they found tho eleven assembled (v. 33). Thus we seo him going tc those out side of that inner circle, also, two who loved him seeking a solution of tho mystery and consolation for their sad hearts. First hiding his identity, he drew from them their story. He then took them back to their Scrip tures, with which they must have been familiar, and revealed to them that this mystery was according to those holy writ?r.gs. Again the picture of his disciples is interesting. Tho progress of de velopment in their faith above al luded to, tho evidence of their faith and love in him, their tender affection and tho death of their hope. Ho had not, so they thought, been able to accomplish that which they had ex pected he would accomplish. In com pany with all of his disciples they did not apprehend the real meaning of his mission. His teaching is manifested in their urgent hospitality for they must have remembered his words, "I was , stranger, and ye took me in." MOTION ROTURES DATE FROM 1893 Edison's Kinetoscope Was First Introduced to Public During World's Fair. THEN LOOKED UPON AS TOY From Being Regarded as Mere Curl osity to Amuse Children, thc In vention Has Progressed Until lt ls One of the Country's Industries. While photo plays arc becoming tho popular form of amusement for the large multitudes aud have only within tito last year or so been accepted as logical entertainment' by thu grown ups, who were somewhat skeptical in the beginning of this so-called "craze," yet motion pictures aro not a new amusement enterprise, for as far back aa 1S93 during the world's fair Edison introduced his "finctoseopc, which showed photographs In action. This was a "nickel-iu-the-slot machine" and, at that timo was looked upon as a toy. Nothing in the form of largo entertain ment was expected ol" it, but it was re garded as a mere curiosity, says tho Chicago Daily News. Inventive minds Immediately saw a possibility of projecting these pictures on a screen eu that they might be viewed by many instead of one, and in February, 1S?G, Hubert \V. Paul of London gave Ute first public exhibition of a motion picture ou a screen at the Finsbury Technical ec liege. That was tho beginning of a new -ra in the amusement world. From then on and even at tho present time efforts are being made to introduce new ideas and to produce moro startling results. The art of making motion pictures while apparently at the height of per fection, is, according to those directly interested in them, still in its infancy. In the hear future it is expected that this entertainment will assume a more realistic aspect. Instead of viewing ghostlike ligures portrayed on a flat surface in black and white, the time WHERE WOMEN D( : H........ ^.jUt^avr.*^.^, -? - SSE LT??? SSSSSaaa&g BaBS Mayor r.nls Welter of Universal City.' the world, ls shown presenting a modal tn chief In tho world, in the presence ot* tho that place. This ls tho original, hnnaflile. thu bossing, and where meru mun ls Just probably is no other town In the world w lice, aldermen and ror pori Lt ton counsel are Movies, (s located about live miles from of actors who bulbi the film pictures, and eta te, Koon after thc women of California movies were not slow to wasp tho oppnr that at the olee lion?, the malo ticket was was elected to till tito mayor's ellice. "Miss lice. Th? uniforms of the women polio?? and Muc k silk stockings with 13 Kohl but is rapidly approaching when lifelike presentations will be presented in nat ural colors and a stereoscopic effect will be observed, which will indicate clearly distance in the foreground as well aa the background. The present day motion picture is manufactured under the guidance of a careful and most observing produc er. The scenario of the photoplay corre sponds to the manuscript of tho dra matic production. It is a complete story of the play and outlines the action of the plot, the various scenes, scenery and property necessary, etc. The producer studies the scenario closely, makes necessary changes if required and proceeds to take the pic ture. A motion picture is not taken from the beginning of the story and carried through to the end; ofttimes the last scene is taken first. This is particu larly true when interior and exterior scenes are necessary to complete tho play, N When all interior scenes are taken,Sifter that under favorable cli matic conditions (he exterior scenes are finished. Author Fraieso Moving Pictureo. Augustus Thomas has been thorough ly converted to the motion picture drama. "They produced a play of mine in pictures," he says, "and instead of cocoanut shell horse hoofs we had the real tiling. My wile said it was tho Urst time shu had been able to see the play ao I saw lt when I wrote lt. Everything la acted out. There ls nothing left to illusion. When a maif" escapes, as one does in the play, you see him make his exit, and the picture ie carried out, the scene changes and you see him riding off. Gesturo has become almoBt a lost art In tho legiti mate theater today, but the motion pictures aro going to chango all that. It is true that the average actor makes his gestures Uko an omelet-all mixed and helter skelter. They cannot do that beforo the camera, for the pic ture registers their mistakes, their carelessness ami their crudeness. Ges tures should be made like: eggs, fried on both sides and turned over without breaking the yolks." Had Something to Fall On. An actress escaped serious injury in an accident during tho taking of a' photo play tn New York. In one scen?T* slut makes a daring leap out of a win dow, and while enacting it her foot accidentally caught in the curtain, throwing her headlong out of the win dow. Hut for the lucky appearance of} Charles HItchcok she might have beejfft badly hurt. She fell on Hitchcock ann neither one wat? hurt. JL?9sf Death and Censor Conflicted.^a-^ Any suspicion that all the trngedjOaVt of the moving picture business recorded upon the screen for the eh--, tertainment of theater goers would be' dispelled by just one peep beyond the lens of the camera. The tragedies, romances and come dies in the lives of the mon and wom en who make "movies" possible prob ably would furnish even more enter taining pictures for Ulm fans than the ! muke-belicve stories now crowded into each thousand feet of film, j Ono of tho trag?die:; that recently i has come to the attention of tiloso not directly involved in the making of moving pictures was passed upon by the Chicago censors; they rejiorted unfavorably upon it because of thc showing of a murder just as it was done. It. wa? immediately suggested by the producer that this objection to tho drama might be removed by "doing over" a portion of the film and elimi nating the crime. A telegram contain ing this suggestion was sent to the studios of tho company that staged the drama. "Doing over" that portion of the Ulm meant that the same actors and 3 ALL THE BOSSING ('?il., (In wlilt^) ibo only woman mayor in her chief of pellcc, tin? only f? iialtf police. 25 members of Hie female police fnree of "womun's upbore," where women ilo all lolernieil tlint's nil; just loIeni;ml. There liefe all the olllelals-mayen-, chief of po wotnen. Universal City, or tue City of I,os Angeles. Ils population I? made up was Incorporated mulei- the Itwa of tie won tho franehl.se. The "ciuer-ris" of tho .unity ami nominated such a strong ticket simply annihilated, ami Miss t.ols Weber Stella Adams * Insert) is the chief ol' po fon-e c onsist of caps, blouses, ?hort slurps ti.ns down the side. actresses who had posed for th*'* origi nal pictures should go tb rou gil their parts once more. Hut in this picture the aged diamond master was to have been brought back to lifo. But death had placed a seemingly insurmountable obstacle in the way of carrying this plan lo realization. The news of this fact waj? contained in this telegram received Kt the Chicago offices ol' the Ulm concern: "Cannot follow your suggestion about bringing old man back to life for character who played that part died suddenly yesterday." Death, however, did not prevent the reconstruction of the film. A double of the dead actor was found and the revisions finally were made. Determined to Get Realism. To imitate perfectly the habits and peculiarities of the monkey, an actor spent many days in the Bronx Zoolog ical gardens in New York. In the pro posed play tile miser changes in ap pearance from man to ape, and to add realism to the part the actor made n study of the animals. Shows Famous Men on Screen. Moving pictures of the lives of great composers are being shown In the pic ture theaters. Recently "The Life of Richard Wagner" was presented, and in the near future a photo piny visual j ?zing the life of Verdi, the Italian com i poser, will he portrayed on the screen. Hew the Stage Lost Two Shining Ornaments After Trip to Bohemia. By LELAND COLBY. Amateur theatricals worn responsi ble for tho wholo miserable trouble. May certainly had inado a hit. So had John. And of course both became very much stage-struck. Uoth dreamed of Thespian careers-and both secretly resolved to go on tho stage. ' Moth wore clever, too, and could act -in amateur theatricals, lint each was violently opposed to tho other "adopting a stage career. He, being a tritio worldly-wise*, thought the stage not at all tho proper place for his promised wile, and she, knowing that ho wasj?pi trillo worldly-wise, thought .th?? stago not ;it all the place; for him. g&Tho consequence was that ouch nguiiicd secretly and persistently to ;$?mnge into t!n> magic world of Stage japd without letting tim other know jBwthlng about it. |^ One day John acquired a great idea. '"I cannot become a full-Hedged actor .at once." sn id he to himself. "Like unto all professions or occupations. I trow it is necessary to start at tho bottom. Next week tho groat spectac ular production, Ttopia,' opens at the Grand, .nd they are advertising for ? extras. Of course this means simply nn opportunity to go on the stage and ; carry a spear or a gun or lo appear In j evening dress in some sort, of a so- j cinty scene, but at any rate it would be some Sort of a start and would I accustom one lo the glare ol' the foot-? lights." So .lohn applied for tho op portunity to act as an "extra" in the "Universe" and wa? promptly iieeopl- ! ed when the astute third assistant, j stage manager, to whom was given the task of securing "extras," learned that he was the possessor of a dress suit and knew how to wear it. So .lohn hogan the task of rehearsing along" with all the rest, of the mob who had been secured lo make tho great White House reception scene. Now John was a comely fellow and bore all the earmarks of the gentle man ho was. Hence lt was not strange that little Miss Floy llurnette, the soubrette of the cast, looked twice or thrice In his direction and that his vigorous and virile manhood moved him to return thc gaze in kind. Nor ts it strange that after the rehearsals wore a few days old John found him self one Tiru; afternoon buying a nico little supper for Miss Floy, and after that it Is not strange at all that sim ilar suppers should follow nod-well, to tell the truth, quito an audacious little flirtation which lasted past thc days of rehearsals and ran into chop suey suppers after the performance quito as a regular thing. And had you seen Miss Floy and observed what a dainty little thing she was you would not wonder at all, 1 am sure. Along toward the end of the first week of thc production of "Utopia" there was a most scandalous row on I among the "vxtras," the result of which ! was that several of the lady members i of this august body departed in high j anger and with speed accelerated by 1 means known only to assistant stage I managers. Whereupon there appeared i more advertisements in thc papers for j "extras" of the female, persuasion who j were possessed of the sort of clothes j suitable for appearance in tho great J White House reception scene. Now, as tho fates would have it, j May saw this innocent appearing lit tie adlet In the very respectable and conservative evening paper from whicli her father gathered lils infor mation of the stock market. And, curiously enough, the same line of reasoning popped into her perverse little head which had drawn .lohn into the maelstrom of stageland. She had seen the production and knew just what the scene was there for which the "extras" were required. She had the clothes, goodness knows, and plenty of experience in society mat ters to carry herself. What an op- j i portunity to get back of the magic j footlights and see for herself how it j ; felt. Just the opportunity to make a I I start-and it could bo done so easily i and without publicity. She Hew to her bosom friend. Margy Phelps, and outlined her audacious plan. And I Margy, although shocked and not at all approving, thought it a rare lark j and entered Into the conspiracy. F.o it happened on tho following day I that Miss May announced with all the I assurance of an only daughter that I she had decided to go over and stay with Margy for a week. True, her mother was a trifle mystified at the extent of the wardrobe May deemed I necessary to take for a week's stay I with a girl friend, but a severe sug gestion regarding amateur theatricals silenced that question, and the next morning nt ten o'clock May found herself standing in the dismal lino waiting for an interview with the ns ? sistant stage manager. It was a sim ple matter to seeuro the job when May told that astute official of the costumes she had and suggested her social experiences. In fact Hill Smith hugged himself with joy when.ho Haw her "togged out" and swot?e he was "darned glad those other' slobs had quit." He talked so much of his find thai his enthusiastic remarks reached the oar of the "heavy," Herbert Mont gomery, a dashing young fellow al ways looking for fun and adventure, and Mr. Montuomer; dropped in at the special rehearsal to take a look j at lilli's society fi'.ri. Ile came to. criticize, but rema'nod to admiro. Now, Mr. Montgomery was a fine looking young fellow and one of tho best actors in the cast, and lt is not strange that, being properly intro duced by Dill Smith and ilushed with the wine of her first appearance be hind the footlights and out for a lark anyway. May should permit Mr. Mont gomery to take her to a delightful lit tlo supper in "Bohomia," that fairy land of which she had dreamed but never seen, and then to escort her to her car. The funny part of. it waa, however, that while appearing in tho same scene, neither May nor John recog nized each other on that firrt night of her appearance-nor yet on the sec ond. Still it is not so strange aftor all, when ono considers tho great number of people in that White Mouse reception sceno In "Utopia,'-' mid tho fact that it was all so new and won derful to both of them and tho fact that both were blindod by tho foot lights tho moment they struck tho ?l?gC. Thu tragedy carno after the second appearance of May. Again came ?Mr. Montgomery with his handsome face and his gentlemanly manner and pro posed to induct her still further into the mysteries and delights of "Bo hernia." Sho felt it was improper and dangerous-but, after all, she was off on a lark-why not enjoy It while she might? I?esides, if she was lo adopt the stago as a career, as she now fully intended to, she might as well adapt herself to "living in Rome as the Kc mans do." So she accepted Mr. Montgomery's invitation with a pretty Utile Hush which sent the blood hounding through that gentleman's veins. That night Mr. Montgomery con ducted his fair young pupil to a much livelier place than that of tho night before, and she was scarcely scated before sbo found a glass of sparkling wine before her. There was much lifo j'.nd action In the place; much singing ol' songs and telling of stories and laughter and mirth and gaiety. Presently a blonde-haired little lady sauntered over to tho quiet table where Montgomery and May sat. She carried her wine glass in her hand and, tapping Montgomery on the shoulder, suid: "Come over and join us, Herb; this two and two business Is too lone some." And then May was almost paralyzed to hear a familiar voice say: "Yes, Mr. Montgomery, como over and join us and bring your pretty little lady of the chorus with you-and we'll make a nigbt of it." i Just at this particular point John came into full view of Mr. Montgom ery's partner and tho brimming wino glass he held dropped to the lloor as he gazed at her with distended eyes. May's glass, which was raised to her lips, also fell from her hand as she recognized thc partner of the blonde soubrette. John was thc first to recover him self. J "On the whole," he said, slowly, "I think I will escort Miss Miller home if Mr. Montgomery will he kind enough to look after Miss Burnette." Just what explanations happened on that walk and ride to the Phelps j home deponent knowoth not. Only this is a matter of record: there were ' two vacancies in the supernunicries in the White House scene at "Utopia" on the following evening, which caused great profanity on the part of Bill Smith. Also was there much speculation nnd some mirth on the part of Mr. Herbert Montgomery and Misa Ploy Burnett e. And the stage lost two shining ornaments, because John went in for hides and leather and May became a most severe and conventional house wife. (Copyright, 1914. by Dally Story Pub. Co.) Author Beloved by Juveniles. William H. G. Kingston, one ol' the most popular writers of fiction for juvenile readers, was born in London 100 yearB ago. Ho spent much of his ! youth in Portugal, and tbere he gath ered the material for many of the stories of adventure which he wrote ! in later life. His first well-known j work was "The Circassian Chief." ! which he published when he was 1 thirty years of age. Before his death, which occurred in 1SS0, Mr. Kingston had put the juvenile reader in his debt for more than 100 stories, and there are doubtless many men of to day, in America as well as in Eng land, who retain warm places in theil I hearts for the popular author. China Plans Museum. I Absorption hy America and Europe ' of many fine specimens of their an , cient arts has so aroused the Chinese ! that a proposal has been made to es ! tablish a national museum in Peking j Only recently a quantity of ancient : paintings, beautiful old porcelain, col : ored screens, und a hundred caseB of ' jade have reached Peking from the , Jehol summer palace. At present these ? treasures are housed in the Wuylng < hall of the palace, and it is suggested ! that with those from the old palace i in Mukden they would form a sub I stantial nucleus for a museum. Naturally. Kitty-Jack told mo last night that I was the prettiest, girl he'd ever seen. Ethel-Oh, that's nothing; he said I tho same to me a year ago. I ' Kitty-I know that, but as one ; grows older one's taste improves, you ? know. A Scared Rabbit. Sportsman (who had missed every thing he fired at)-Old I hit him? Keeper i anxious to please)-Not 'xactl> 'if '!i?, Slr; I mner nee a rab bit wuss scared.-London Taller. 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Tho Uilzzl print Is an exact reproduc tion of the picture, which is a typical Caravaggio. It depicts six youths, ono I of whom is playing a violin, one a lute and one a flute, while two are singing and one is listening.-New York Sun. Ancient Stage to Be Used. A moro than usually interesting dra ! matic revival is announced for April [ 1<", when tho "Agamemnon" of Aes chylus will bo performed In the an cient Greek theater of Syracuse. Nearly 21 centuries have passed oiiice Hiero I embellished his city with the theater which tradition attributes to the architect Domocopor Myrilla. Aeschylus must have taken refuge in the court of Hiero very soon after 1 its completion, and it may be conjec tured that tho great trilogy, which be gan with tho "Agamemnon," was often porformed on its stage; it is known that the "Persae" was per formed there and a work written for Hiero by Aeschylus, entitled the "Et neae," of which no trace remains. New York Sun. Natural. 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